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trant¹

  • /tɹænt/

Rhymes with -ænt

Where it comes from

From Middle English tranten, from or cognate with Middle Dutch tranten (“to step, walk”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trent-, *trant- (“to walk”). Cognate with West Frisian trantsje (“to step, step time; dance, jump”). Compare also Dutch drentelen (“to saunter”).

verb trants · tranting · tranted · traunt

  1. intransitive To walk; go about.
  2. intransitive To traffic in an itinerant manner; to peddle.
  3. intransitive To turn; play a trick.

trant²

  • /tɹænt/

Rhymes with -ænt

Where it comes from

From Middle English trant, from Middle Dutch trant (“a step”), from tranten (“to walk”). Cognate with Dutch trant (“style, manner fashion, mode”), Swedish trant (“a step”).

noun trants · traunt

  1. A turn; trick; stratagem.

Trant³

proper noun Trants

  1. A surname.

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"trant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trant

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@misc{trant_2026,
  title = {trant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}